1971 The West Apartments, started under President Art Peterson, were completed in 1971. The north wing of the quadrangle is a lounge and recreation room, later named for Norton Sobo, who taught the Interad class from 1967 to 1975.

1976 G. Clarke Bean, chairman of the Thunderbird Board of Trustees, sits at the controls of a tractor marking the December 1976 groundbreaking for two new residence halls on the Thunderbird Campus. Also shown are Dr. William Voris, Thunderbird...

Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library) and Arizona Historical Society

American literature -- West (U.S.)
West (U.S.) -- Literary collections.
West (U.S.) in literature.

A booklet containing two scholarly essays, “Inventing the American Indian,” by Bernard L. Fontana and “From Bad Guy to Good Guy: The southwestern Indian in Fiction,” by C. L. Sonnichsen, examining the changing American perception of the Native...

A booklet containing two scholarly essays, “The Mexican in Popular Literature 1875-1925" by Juan R. Garcia and “American Writers in Mexico 1875-1925,” by Cecil Robinson, which examine the changing American attitudes and perceptions of Hispanic...

Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library) and Arizona Historical Society

West (U.S.) – In literature; American literature – West (U.S.); Western stories; West (U.S.) – Literary Collections; Arizona – Description and travel

A booklet containing a scholarly essay entitled “Out West,” by Paul Carter, that examines the origins of the mythology of the west, viewed through the lens of the region’s distinctive biophysical environment, and rooted in the brief period in...

Photograph of Poetry Center founder Ruth Stephan taken on April 14, 1971 by LaVerne Harrell Clark. Stephan read for the Poetry Center in 1961, 1964 and 1971. Recordings of her 1964 and 1971 readings may be accessed on voca, the Poetry Center's...

Essays on the history of the University of Arizona Poetry Center edited by Poetry Center Executive Director Gail Browne and former Senior Librarian Rodney Phillips. This volume was published concurrently as a printed book. Note: the essay "People,...

Newspaper clipping from the Arizona Daily Star on April 14, 1971 announcing a reading that evening by Poetry Center founder Ruth Stephan. Stephan read for the Poetry Center in 1962, 1964, and 1971. Recordings of her 1964 and 1971 readings may be...

The bola tie, which originated in Arizona, is the official state neckware, adopted on August 13, 1971. The bola tie, considered "a new symbol of the West," is usually crafted by silversmiths and leather makers in many shapes, sizes, and types. The...

The "Shelter" learning packet is a series of articles and activities designed to explore how the structures we build reflect our culture and environment. By examining history and architecture we can see how our own community developed and create a...

Father Peter Dobrowski is the pastor of Saint Margaret Mary Catholic Church, in Bullhead City, Arizona. In this interview, he talks about his personal history, the history of the church and parish, and his experiences ministering in Mohave County.

Phillip M. Ganley is the funeral director and mortician for the Buckeye Funeral Home in Buckeye, Arizona. He was born in 1933 to Paul and Mary Ganley. His family moved to Buckeye, Arizona in 1939 where his father, Paul Ganley, opened a funeral home...